Grandfather Mountain is once again offering its adult field course series for 2024, allowing participants the chance to explore Grandfather Mountain like never before and take a deeper dive into a ...

On Tuesday, April 23, UNC Health Appalachian unveiled a comprehensive plan aimed at ensuring the health system’s long-term sustainability while reaffirming its commitment as a trusted healthcare ...

Come join the Blowing Rock Garden Club this year to volunteer, make new friends and learn from each other as we begin our year of service and fellowship. Our most visible project is the Memorial ...

The Blue Ridge Chapter’s annual native plant sale events are coming up soon! Both will be held at the Daniel Boone Native Gardens located at 651 Horn in the West Drive, Boone. The dates for the ...

On 22 April, 2024, Narcotics Detectives with the Avery County Sheriff’s Office Community Impact Team conducted a traffic stop in the Ingalls Community in our efforts to combat illegal narcotics ...

Staff from Appalachian State, Watauga County Habitat for Humanity, and student leaders of ABAH For the last five years, App Builds a Home has partnered with Watauga Habitat for Humanity to aid our ...

During his distinguished career at Appalachian, Dr. Peacock championed “students first, quality in all” as a focus of engagement and commitment to the overall student experience and to further ...

After last week’s heavy, serious, ultraviolent “Civil War,” I needed a movie like the lighter, sillier, also ultraviolent “Abigail.” Is this film as intelligent and thought-provoking as ...

The Hidden Hills Equestrian Center in nearby Valle Crucis is hosting a unique Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 4, 2024, in conjunction with the sesquicentennial ...

No students or staff were injured in an accident involving an Avery County Schools activity bus on Tuesday, April 23. The bus was transporting students and staff to Boone when the accident ...

Lately, there’s been a lot of talk about relationships in real estate transactions and who works for whom, so we thought we’d take a few minutes to clarify the relationships that REALTORS have ...

March 2024 was a fairly blustery month on Grandfather Mountain, according to data recorded at the park’s official weather reporting stations. The weather station on the Mile High Swinging Bridge ...